hala
Meaning
haul; tug; pull
In Swedish: dra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hala | to haul |
|---|---|---|
| Present | halar | jag halar |
| Past | halade | jag halade |
| Supine | halat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har halat | jag har halat |
| Past perfect | hade halat | jag hade halat |
| Future | ska hala | or: kommer att hala |
| Conditional | skulle hala | jag skulle hala |
| Imperative | hala! | a command |
| Present participle | halande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | halad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | halas |
|---|---|
| Present | halas |
| Past | halades |
| Supine | halats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use halar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hala
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hala). Which is the past tense?
hala in a sentence
- hala ner en flaggalower a flag
Questions
What does hala mean in English?
hala means “haul, tug”.
What is the past tense of hala?
The past tense of hala is halade (“jag halade”). The supine is halat, used in “jag har halat”.
What is the present tense of hala?
halar, the same for every person: jag halar, du halar, vi halar.
Similar words
slippriga
Origin
From Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halon.
Nearby common words
hala is number 5,525 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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